Plucky Rider Wins Despite Injury at Round-Up
A high school senior from the Camas prairies wins a Round-Up race after a painful early setback, riding with swift nerves to triumph. The crowd roars as Mire Laainka proves her grit and sportsmanship, while debate swirls over fair admission price and local governance. The piece also extols the fox terrier breed and ends with Bert Huffman’s poem The Indian's Reverse.
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Airds
Rolly
Ei Lazinka
Mire Laainka
Smallpox and Modern Hygiene Reflections
A rural reflection contrasts old fashioned care with modern wisdom. The speaker notes how neighbors once visited the sick, brewed tea, and offered aid, while today households close doors and wash hands with antiseptics to avoid disease. The poem ends with a wistful line from Leslie.
Round-up reflections on eastern Oregon life and buckaroo era
The author contrasts Round-up performances with real life in Umatilla County, noting fine horses and harness racers, cattle, and farming, while highlighting Native American livelihoods, education efforts, and the Round-up as a carnival commemorating old western life. The piece portrays the Round-up as a historical novelty marking a changing era.
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Oregon
Umatilla
France
Chehalis
Umatilla Reservation
Tadfiina
Knotted &T
Wheerrance
Chuppierane
Dynamite Used for Fleas Near Marseilles
A railroad laborer near Marseilles tried dynamite to fumigate his bed after fleas resisted ordinary powders. He left detonators in the cartridges, causing two violent explosions that wrecked the house and severely burned him. He was rushed to a hospital. the fleas likely survived.
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Marseilles
Adeas
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